2022 Emmy Award Winners: Succession and Ted Lasso Take the Night’s Top Prizes

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Well, congrats to the 2022 Emmy Awards for managing to end (nearly) on time and without any (on-camera) assaults. While the nominations reflected an impressive amount of diversity in both the stories being told and the people telling those stories, the surprises were relatively minimal, with the final two awards of the night going to previous winners Succession and Ted Lasso.

The overall big winner of the night was definitely HBO, with Succession picking up two other wins (writing and Matthew Macfadyen for supporting actor), and The White Lotus went undefeated in every limited series category it was nominated in, including big wins for supporting stars Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge. Oh, not to mention Last Week Tonight and Zendaya and Rothaniel… The fun afterparty this year is definitely the HBO party.

The disappointments were many, of course: Better Call Saul continued its six-season, 46-nominations losing streak, with perhaps the toughest moment being Rhea Seehorn’s loss to three-time Ozark winner Julia Garner for supporting actress. And Abbott Elementary wasn’t able to secure the big prize of its category, though star/creator Quinta Brunson’s win for writing and Sheryl Lee Ralph’s win for supporting actress were clear victories for the freshman ABC sitcom.

Squid Game, meanwhile, didn’t win for drama series, but did pick up a few unexpected victories: Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk won for directing the Netflix series pilot, “Red Light, Green Light,” while star Lee Jung-jae beat out Bob Odenkirk and two Succession dudes for lead actor in a drama.

That’s the thing about the Emmys — for every unexciting repeat victory, there’s a moment of weirdness in the TV Academy’s choices that always promises to keep things interesting. Congrats to all the winners and nominees, listed below. Knowing how the Emmys work, we’ll probably see a whole bunch of you back here next year.

Drama Series

Succession (HBO)

Better Call Saul
Euphoria
Ozark
Severance
Squid Game
Stranger Things
WINNER: Succession
Yellowjackets

Comedy Series

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Abbott Elementary
Barry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Ted Lasso
What We Do in the Shadows

Limited Series

The White Lotus (HBO)

Dopesick
The Dropout
Inventing Anna
Pam & Tommy
WINNER: The White Lotus

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Hacks (HBO Max)

Rachel Brosnahan, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Elle Fanning, The Great
Issa Rae, Insecure
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Dopesick (Hulu)

Colin Firth, The Staircase
Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage
WINNER: Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Himesh Patel, Station Eleven
Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

The Dropout (Hulu)

Toni Collette, The Staircase
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
Lily James, Pam & Tommy
Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: American Crime Story
Margaret Qualley, Maid
WINNER: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Euphoria (HBO)

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
WINNER: Zendaya, Euphoria

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Squid Game (Netflix)

Jason Bateman, Ozark
Brian Cox, Succession
WINNER: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance
Jeremy Strong, Succession

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Anthony Carrigan, Barry
WINNER: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Toheeb Jimoh, Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Sarah Niles, Ted Lasso
WINNER: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Succession (HBO)

Nicholas Braun, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Park Hae-soo, Squid Game
WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
John Turturro, Severance
Christopher Walken, Severance
Oh Yeong-su, Squid Game

Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Ozark (Netflix)

Patricia Arquette, Severance
WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark
Jung Ho-yeon, Squid Game
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Sarah Snook, Succession
Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The White Lotus (HBO)

WINNER: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
Jake Lacy, The White Lotus
Will Poulter, Dopesick
Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
Peter Sarsgaard, Dopesick
Michael Stuhlbarg, Dopesick
Steve Zahn, The White Lotus

Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

The White Lotus (HBO)

Connie Britton, The White Lotus
WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Alexandra Daddario, The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Sydney Sweeney, The White Lotus
Mare Winningham, Dopesick

Directing For A Comedy Series

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Atlanta, “New Jazz” — Hiro Murai
Barry, “710N” — Bill Hader
Hacks, “There Will Be Blood” — Lucia Aniello
The Ms. Pat Show, “Baby Daddy Groundhog Day” — Mary Lou Belli
Only Murders In The Building, “The Boy From 6B” — Cherien Dabis
Only Murders In The Building, “True Crime” — Jamie Babbit
WINNER: Ted Lasso, “No Weddings And A Funeral” — MJ Delaney

Writing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

WINNER: Abbott Elementary, “Pilot” — Quinta Brunson
Barry, “710N” — Duffy Boudreau
Barry, “starting now” — Alec Berg and Bill Hader
Hacks, “The One, the Only” — Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky
Only Murders in the Building, “True Crime” — Steve Martin and John Hoffman
Ted Lasso, “No Weddings and a Funeral” — Jane Becker
What We Do in the Shadows, “The Casino” — Sarah Naftalis
What We Do in the Shadows, “The Wellness Center” — Stefani Robinson

Directing For A Drama Series

Squid Game (Netflix)

Ozark, “A Hard Way To Go” — Jason Bateman
Severance, “The We We Are” — Ben Stiller
WINNER: Squid Game, “Red Light, Green Light” — Hwang Dong-hyuk
Succession, “All The Bells Say” — Mark Mylod
Succession, “The Disruption” — Cathy Yan
Succession, “Too Much Birthday” — Lorene Scafaria
Yellowjackets, “Pilot” — Karyn Kusama

Writing for a Drama Series

Succession (HBO)

Better Call Saul, “Plan and Execution” – Thomas Schnauz
Ozark, “A Hard Way to Go” – Chris Mundy
Severance, “The We We Are” – Dan Erickson
Squid Game, “One Lucky Day” – Hwang Dong-hyuk
WINNER: Succession, “All the Bells Say” – Jesse Armstrong
Yellowjackets, “F Sharp” – Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, and Bart Nickerson
Yellowjackets, “Pilot” – Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson

Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

The White Lotus (HBO)

Dopesick, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma” — Danny Strong
The Dropout, “Green Juice” — Michael Showalter
The Dropout, “Iron Sisters” — Francesca Gregorini
Maid, “Sky Blue” — John Wells
Station Eleven, “Wheel Of Fire” — Hiro Murai
WINNER: The White Lotus — Mike White

Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The White Lotus (HBO)

Dopesick, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma” — Danny Strong
The Dropout, “I’m in a Hurry” — Elizabeth Meriwether
Impeachment: American Crime Story, “Man Handled” — Sarah Burgess
Maid, “Snaps” — Molly Smith Metzler
Station Eleven, “Unbroken Circle” — Patrick Somerville
WINNER: The White Lotus – Mike White

Variety Talk Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live
WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

A Black Lady Sketch Show
WINNER: Saturday Night Live

Reality Competition Program

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Girls (Prime Video)

The Amazing Race
WINNER: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Girls
Nailed It
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Writing for a Variety Special

Rothaniel (HBO)

Ali Wong: Don Wong – Ali Wong
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Globe – Hungary for Democracy – Ian Berger, Devin Delliquanti, Jennifer Flanz, Jordan Klepper, Zhubin Parang, and Scott Sherman
WINNER: Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel – Jerrod Carmichael
Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) – Nicole Byer
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special – Norm Macdonald

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